Check out this week's alternative guide to what's on in London. | Welcome to my weekly email of lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany which Ian hopes would be of interest. | = Event is free of charge | | = Pre-Booking required. |
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| | | Saturday, 18th January | | Over 50 clubs and societies will be present displaying their members work. In total, nearly 2,000 models will be on display. | | | | Monthly tour of the former Inland Revenue offices, now a artists workshop. | | | | | | Sunday, 19th January | | Over 50 clubs and societies will be present displaying their members work. In total, nearly 2,000 models will be on display. | | | | | | Monday, 20th January | | A series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings | | | | Speakers will present their ideas on the future of technology and its impact on the built environment. | | | | | | Tuesday, 21st January | | Take you on a behind the scenes tour of the museum, giving you insights into the Palace's approach to conservation, what it takes to interpret a historic room and the future of Bishop Porteus’s library. | | | | How have Britain and Russia dealt with loss of empire and what impact has it had on their self-understanding and politics? | | | | Originally from Kurdistan province, Iran, Professor Caucher Birkar FRS will speak about his life and his journey to becoming one of the world’s leading mathematicians | | | | The implications are mind-bending and not yet fully understood, but it stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. Welcome to the world of quantum theory. | | | | One of the murkiest mysteries of December’s general election campaign was the contents of the report on Russian interference in British democracy that Boris Johnson decided to suppress. | | | | Kit Yates will explore the true stories of life-changing events in which the application, or misapplication, of mathematics has played a critical role. | | | | An evening where museum workers take to the stage to talk about their work. | | | | | | Wednesday, 22nd January | | This talk will provide practical tips that everyone can employ, regardless of their experience, to improve their public speaking. | | | | A debate about the future of the power supply system in urban areas. | | | | This event will launch a report from a research project at the International Inequalities Institute supported by the Sutton Trust to investigate whether British elites are pulling ahead, not just economically but also socially. | | | | This talk will explore the almost two centuries of confusion surrounding first aid for burns and scalds. | | | | A talk about Benjamin Leigh Smith, Britain's "forgotten" Arctic explorer. | | | | | | Thursday, 23rd January | | Iain Borden relates the history of skateboarding from the 1960s surf beaches of California through the swimming pools and skateparks of the 1970s through to the later episodes of street-skating. | | | | This presentation will delve the plan, governance, process, operation and maintenance of the Electrified Standard Gauge Railway projects implemented in Ethiopia. | | | | A series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings | | | | This panel discussion invites contributors to reflect on the installation and how it might speak to current debates around identity, childhood and belonging. | | | | | | Friday, 24th January | | Members of the London Military Museums Network discuss the impact of the First World War on London through the stories of soldiers and civilians. | | | | | | Saturday, 25th January | | Professor Ian Beckett tells the story of the Battle of Isandlwana and the subsequent defence of Rorke’s Drift, looking at the impact of the two events from both British and Zulu perspectives. | | |
| Exhibitions closing shortly | | Discover the remarkable world of codebreaking, ciphers and secret communications in use by British and foreign governments. (Ends on Sat, 18th Jan) | | A journey into the world’s most iconic cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern art through the lens of pioneering artists. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | ON EDGE aims to open conversation around the causes of and responses to anxiety today through art, design, psychology and neuroscience. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | An exhibition that combines art, design, psychology and neuroscience to highlight positive and creative responses when dealing with anxiety. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | An exhibition of original Cuban propaganda posters and magazines. (Ends on Sun, 19th Jan) | | This exhibition charts IPR’s development over the past 50 years, from its response to welfare reform to its continued endeavour to meet the changing needs of local residents. (Ends on Tue, 21st Jan) | | The Art of Innovation explores the relationship between science and art over the past 250 years, and how it has helped to interpret, study and explore the world around us. (Ends on Fri, 24th Jan) | | This comprehensive exhibition will explore five decades of the distinguished career of a British design legend. (Ends on Sat, 25th Jan) | | This display of selected clothes, accessories and memorabilia demonstrates Hartnell’s innovation and lasting effect on British design and craftsmanship. (Ends on Sat, 25th Jan) | | Canary Wharf will be transformed by over 25 spectacular installations, leaving the dark winter evenings aglow. (Ends on Sat, 25th Jan) | | Artists Anna Alcock, Hannah Ford, Miyuki Kasahara, Alke Schmidt and Sandie Sutton respond to this crisis with new work that draws on research into the causes of the decline of pollinators. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | The first-ever exhibition devoted to the portraits of Paul Gauguin. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | This major exhibition is the first-ever to focus on the untold story of the women of Pre-Raphaelite art. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | Charting the history of cultural and artistic interactions between East and West, this exhibition explores the impact the Islamic world has had on Western art for centuries. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | See more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turns his unflinching eye firmly on himself. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | Spanning 70 years of Riley’s work, this exhibition offers visitors an unparalleled opportunity to experience powerful and engaging works by one of the most important artists of our time. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | The first exhibition in the UK to fully explore the relationship between the English Arts and Crafts movement and the Bauhaus, the ground-breaking German art school. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | The Gallery becomes a painting studio, an imagined chapel and a room-sized experiment in this immersive exhibition that leads you through the mind of Leonardo da Vinci to explore his masterpiece, ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) | | This exhibition features a large-scale installation and paintings that draw on the scientific concept known as string theory. (Ends on Sun, 26th Jan) |
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